Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky Says Ariel Winter Should "Cover Up"

Ariel Winter is no stranger to body-shaming, and she always shuts down the haters perfectly. After people criticized her for wearing a sparkly gold minidress to a screening this spring, she shared a note on Twitter and Instagram reading, "Why can’t people just let other people feel good about themselves and do what they want?" Then, when trolls shamed her for going out in short shorts earlier this month, she tweeted, "Please leave young women alone." Nikki Blonsky, the star of the 2007 Hairspray movie who's appearing alongside Ariel in the upcoming movie Dog Years, also recently spoke out in defense of her clothing choices – but hasn't quite grasped this message.

"She’s so young and she’s so beautiful and so talented and she’s got a great body, and she should be able to wear what she wants," she recently told TooFab. But while Ariel absolutely should be able to wear what she wants, anyone should – not just young or beautiful people. Body positivity is for people of every shape and size.

Then, she added, "granted, yes, there are children in the world, so cover up a little bit," which negates the idea that she should wear whatever she wants. "But she works hard for her body," she added, again implying that you need to work to have a body worthy of showing off.

We can all agree with this part, though: "If she goes to the beach, and if she wants to wear a bikini and take a picture of it, I think because she’s on a very famous show, people think they can say whatever they want. And it’s gotta be very hard for her, but she’s a strong chick and I love her. I actually think she’s gonna be an awesome role model for girls who wanna live in their body and have fun." Hopefully, she'll serve as a role model for people with all body types, whether or not they look like her.